Sunday, December 28, 2014

Guess who Obama's allying with against ISIS...

Iranian military involvement has dramatically increased in Iraq over
the past year as Tehran has delivered desperately needed aid to Baghdad
in its fight against Islamic State militants, say U.S., Iraqi and
Iranian sources. In the eyes of Obama administration officials, equally
concerned about the rise of the brutal Islamist group, that’s an
acceptable role — for now.
Yet as U.S. troops return to a limited
mission in Iraq, American officials remain apprehensive about the
potential for renewed friction with Iran, either directly or via
Iranian-backed militias that once attacked U.S. personnel on a regular
basis.
A senior Iranian cleric with close ties to Tehran’s
leadership, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss security
matters, said that since the Islamic State’s capture of much of northern
Iraq in June, Iran has sent more than 1,000 military advisers to Iraq,
as well as elite units, and has conducted airstrikes and spent more than
$1 billion on military aid.
“The areas that have been liberated
from Daesh have been thanks to Iran’s advice, command, leaders and
support,” the cleric said, using the Arabic acronym for the group.